[sylvie]

Originally Posted by Anya/Georgia

My new mantra whenever I get discouraged: you did it before, you will do it again, you have control! No more sweets in my house. It takes me 5-6 days off of anything with sugar to stop craving it and it doesn't matter to me if it is a psychological craving or physical-I crave sweets when I eat them, non-the-less. No more sourdough bread or butter either in the house. I have to stick with protein-that works for me. Keeps me full and not hungry.

This has been something rather difficult for me these days.. i am doing really well with eating healthy etc and not buying foods and bringing them in this house that i cant eat, and ive talked to my children about this.. But, often i come home and find them eating junkfood from the store, or takeout or buying something sweet and yummy that i suddenly start craving and its SO hard.. i know that home should be the safe zone, its hard to make my children understand this though..(they're teenagers and supportive of my weight loss journey).. i'm begging them to understand even, i get so close to breaking down and devouring the chips and sodapop or whatever theyre eating - at the same time i really want to get used to seeing people eat things and my having the strength to tell myself no... They are healthy food eaters themselves, who crave junkfood from time to time, i hate to deny them that, i just need them to understand that me seeing it is difficult.. So eat it when im not home and dispose of the garbage, or eat it elsewhere or go eat out someplace rather than bringing it home or sneak it passed me and eat in your bedroom with the door shut so i dont have to see it.. ANYthing, just to help me a lil...

So even if im not bringing the no no foods in the house, it sometimes still finds it's way in.. it's a struggle, a very hard struggle even.. it's simple, i see food, i crave food, i want the darn food... then i get all emotional and it's crazy how emotionally attached to my food i am, it's been my peace of mind for years...it's hard retraining my whole thought process.. So far i've been successful, but hell everyday is a struggle of some sort.. i hope it gets easier !